Mōn'o-dy, n.

n. [Fr. monodie, It. monodia, Gr. μονο-δία, from μονωδός, singing alone, fr. μόνος, single, and ᾠδή, song, from ἀείδειν, ᾄδειν, to sing.] A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation.